Fabric-marking machine



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M. I. FISHER. FABRIC MARKING MACHINE.

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MICHEL J. FISHER, oF UTICA, NEW YORK.

FABRIC-MARKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 748,854, dated January5, 1904.

Application filed May 3, l90l.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHEL J. FISHER, of

.. Utica, in the county of Oneida, in the State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Fabric-Marking Machines, ofwhich the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,is a full,-

clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a machine for marking shirts or other garmentsas a guide to the dling of the garments.

The essential features are an upright supporting-frame, a horizontaltable thereon for the garment to be marked, a slide or standard fittedto the frame and adapted to be elevated and depressed thereima plate orturret-head journaled on the upper end of the standard carrying asuitable number of forms or dies for the different sizes of garments,means to rotate the plate at will to bring the proper die. in positionto engage with and mark the garment when the slide is depressed, meansto lock the plate in position when the proper die is in' low position,and suitable mechanism released or tripped by the foot to depress thestandard to effect the desired op" eration ofmarking the garment. Acarbon ribbon on suitable rollers is preferably used to impress thegarment with a substantially indelible mark. This ribbon may be sup-yThe mark must be clear and not easily erased by the -hanp Serial No.58,560. lNo model.)

Figures I and II are respectively front and l side elevations of mymachine. Fig. III is an enlarged elevation showing the lever, ec-

sections at right angles tothe preceding, in

which the parts are shown in dierent positions. Fig. Vl is a section ofa detail to show means for locking the former-plate'- inl position.Figs. VII and VIII are respectively side elevation and top plan of' thetrippinglever. Fig. IX illustrates a modification in arrangement ofribbon.

In the figures, l indicates the upright frame on suitable legs 2,carrying the horizontal table 3 for the garment arranged at a suitableheight for the operator; 4, the slides or ways on the back of the framefor the standard 6, carrying at its upper end on journal 7 the rotatableformer-plate or turret-head 8, having the desirable number of dies orforms 9 of dierent sizes. Here four are shown, consisting of thebase-plate l1 and the metallic margin 12, bolted thereto, whose edge ismade thin to impress the mark on the garment, but not so sharp as to cutit. For certain uses,

however, this marking margin might be sharpened to effect the cutitself. The formerplate is provided with an integral sleeve 14, fittingthe shaft or bearing 7 and notched at its outer end at l5 to correspondto therparticular forms, and on the shaft is keyed aA catch-sleeve 16,carrying the catch 17, having thumb-piece 18 and forcedinwardly toengage With the notches by the spring. 19. When the die is te bechanged, the catch is with- ,drawnby hand, releasing the former-plate,

which is then rotated, and the catch, being released, engages with thenotch corresponding to the desired die, locking the plate in the desiredoperative position.

The operation is controlled and effected by the following mechanism: Onthe frame at somesuitable point is secured the fixed shaft 21,0n whichturns freely the d riving-pulley 22,

24 is a collar fixed on theV roo lar 33, fitting the eccentric, isdepressed and elevated, bringing down the former-plate and die on thegarment through the connectingrod 34, fitting arm 35 on the standard 6and connected thereto elastically and adjust-ably through the spring 37and the adjustable collars 38 38. Such connection is better than apositive fixed connection. The movement of the standard and former-plateis eifected through the pulley and eccentric only when the parts are inthe position shown in Fig. V, which is controlled by the operator, theparts normally standing in the position shown in Fig. IV.

40 is an arm on the standard carrying the bearing composed ofbearing-straps 4l, fitting the eccentric-sleeve 27 and carrying on pin43 the tripping-lever 44, operated at the will of the operator bytreadle 45 and connection 46. This lever is held up into groove 28 by anadjustable spring 47, connected to arm 48 on bearing 41, so that asuitably-formed portion 55 of the lever will engage with notch 50 onlatch 29, withdrawing it out of engaging position with pin 23. When thetreadle is depressed, the lever `is drawn from engagement with notch 50,latch 29 is forced outwardly to engage with pin 23, and the die isdepressed to eect the marking. When the treadle is released, thenarrowest part of inclined portion 55 of the lever engages with notch50, so that it slides along this inclined portion and is withdrawn fromengagement, assuming the normal position shown in Fig. IV until thetreadle is again depressed. As sleeve 27 rotates, carrying latch 29,notch 50 coming around engages narrowest part of this cut-out 55 onlever and, riding along, is retracted out of engagement with 23.

The thin margin 12 of the die 9 will usually impress a sufficient markon the fabric;

'but I prefer to add a carbon ribbon forced into engagement with thefabric. Such an arrangement is shown in Fig. II, in which is the ribbonwound on rollers 6l 61 on pins 62 62, journaled in any suitable arm 63and provided with ratchets 64 64, with which engage dogs 65 65 on thestandard 6 to rotate the roller to wind the ribbon step by step at eachdepression of the standard. The dog on one side may be held out ofengagement with ratchet by thumb-screw 66, which may be set as desired.In the arrangement shown in Fig. II the ribbon is forced down onto thefabric resting on the table; but in the preferred arrangement (shown inFig. 1X) the rollers are below the table, the ribbon passes throughslots 67 over antifriction-rollers over the table on which it rests, andthe fabric is forced down onto the ribbon by the die.

My machine is strong, simple, and durable and convenient, quick, andeffective in operation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In a fabric-marking machine, the combi! nation of a supportingframe,atable arranged on the front of said frame for the fabric, a standardtted to slide in vertical Ways on the back of the frame, a rotatableformer-plate journaled on the upper end of the standard, dies of gradedsizes carried on the front of the former-plate and extending over thetable, means to lock the former-plate in adjusted position, a carbonribbon to be engaged by the die when depressed, a treadle to depress thestandard and a connection between the treadle and the standard.

2. Inafabric-marking machine, the combination of a su pportingframe,atable arranged on the front thereof for the fabric, a standard fitted toslide in wayson the back of the frame, a rotatable former-platejournaled to the upper end of the standard,dies of various sizesarranged on the former-plate extending over the table, said dies beingformed of a base-plate and a thin metallic margin, 'and a latch toengage with notches on the former-plate locking it in adjusted position,and means to depress the standard to bring the die into engagement withthe fabric.

3. In afabric-marking machine, the combination of a supporting-frameprovided with vertical Ways on its rear face, a horizontal table for thefabric on the front face thereof, a standard tted to slide in said ways,a shaft extending forward from the upper end of the standard, a rotatingformer-plate provided with an integral sleeve journaled to said shaft,dies of dierent sizes arranged on the former-plate, said sleeve beingprovided with notches on its face corresponding to said dies, acatch-sleeve keyed on the front end of said shaft, a catch supported insaid catch-sleeve, a spring to force said catch rearwardly to engagewith said notches, andv means to depress the standard to bringthedieinto engagement with the fabric.

. 4. In a fabric-marking machine, the combination of a supporting-frame,a table thereon for the fabric, a standard tted to slide in ways in theframe, a die on the standard to engage with the fabric, a pulley-shafton the frame, a pulley journaled thereon, means to rotate the pulley, aninwardly-extending pin on the pulley, an eccentric journaled on saidpulley-shaft, an integral grooved sleeve on the eccentric, a notchedlatch arranged in said eccentric, aspring to force said latch outwardly,intermittingly to engage with the pulley-pin, an eccentric-collar ttedto the eccentric, a connection between said collar and the standard, anarm on the frame, bearingstraps supported on said arm and fitted to theeccentric-sleeve, a tripping-lever pivotally supported on saidbearing-straps having an inclined portion adapted to engage with thelatch-notch to retract the latch, a spring to hold said tripping-leverinto engagement with the eccentric-sleevein said groove to engage withthe notch, a treadle and a connection therefrom to depress thetripping-lever.

5. In a fabric-marking machine, the combination of asupporting-frarneprovided with vertical ways on its rear face, a horizontal table for thefabric on the front face thereof, a standard fitted to slide in saidWays, a-shaft extending forward from the upper end of the' standard, arotating former -plate provided with an integral sleeve journaled onsaid shaft, dies of diderent sizes arranged on the former-plate, saidsleeve being provided with notches on its front face corresponding tosaid dies, a catch-sleeve keyed on the front end of said shaft, a catchsupported in said catch-sleeve, a spring to force said catch rearwardlyto engage with said notches, a pulleyshaft on the frame, a pulleyjournaled thereon, means to rotate the pulley, an inwardlyextending pinon the pulley, an eccentric journaled on said pulley-shaft, an integralsleeve on the eccentric, a notched latch arranged in said eccentric, aspring to force `having an inclined portion adapted to engage `with thelatch-notch to retract the latch, a

spring to hold said tripping-lever into engagement with theeccentric-sleeve in said groove to engage with the notch, a treadle anda connection therefrom to depress the tripping-lever, y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto 35 signed my name.

MICHEL J. FISHER.v LL. 8.] Witnesses:

C. C. SOHOENECK, E. L. DARLING.

